Bruce: I can relate man. That is still today one of the reasons I bough the CD-18 when I did...I simply missed my little big CD-16. You will make it...and it is great to know of the excitement of the new owners too!!
Bill: Congrats.... but, you should have slowed long enough for Bruce to catch up with you with the spare tire!! You will love the CD16. Many miles on my 16 hull and she never, never let me down. I gave her a couple of good opportunities to fail (Keep real tight lipped Bill & El) on dark rivers at night, but, she always held true and seaworthy. The fiberglass shop did have one little 4" "smile" to clean up after a big red metal channel marker had drifted over between the green ones on that dark, April 15th night after completing taxes.... Oh what a nice boat.
Enjoy...
Byrdman